Black 1 forms a 'sangen biraki' shape.
It's called 'sangen biraki' since there are three empty spaces between black's stones.
Black's group has a weakness at "A".
Circumstances will determine whether white will ever invade.

Chinese

san1 jian4 chai1

English

three point extension

Japanese

sangen

Chinese

san1 jian4

English

three point

Japanese

sangen basami (sangen+hasami)

White [a] is 'sangen basami'

Chinese

san1 jian4 jia2

English

a three point pincer

Japanese

niken taka basami

Both black [a] and [b] is 'niken taka basami'.

Chinese

er4 jian4 gao1 jia2

Korean

du-kan-nop-eun-hyup-gong

English

two point high pincer

Japanese

ikken taka basami

Both black [a] and [b] are 'ikken taka basami'

Chinese

yi1 jian1 gao1 jia2

English

one-point high pincer

Japanese

ikken basami

Both black [a] and [b] is 'ikken basami'

Chinese

yi1 jian1 jia2

Korean

han-kan-hyup-gong

English

one-point pincer

Japanese

basami
hasami

Black [a]-[f] are all hasami (or 'basami').

Chinese

jia2

English

(pincer)
a play that attacks by preventing the opponent's extension down either side

Japanese

niken takabasami

White 1 is 'niken takabasami' (two-point high 'basami').

Chinese

er4 jian4 jia2

English

2 point high pincer

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